Looking for advice on a trio of pickups for a versatile Strat.

[Edge_of_the_Wall]

I’ve got a MIM Strat body that I’m ready to slap some pickups in. What I want:

• Strat position 2 is my jam, especially with a traditional single in the middle and something stronger (like an FS-1) in the bridge.
• A Straty singlecoil in the middle.
• Neck humbucker. Has to fit in a single space though. I could do the neck and bridge in series (and I’ll probably have that via a push/pull) but I’d like a neck pickup that sounds humbuckery.
• Vintage output. I’ve been moving all my guitars over to low output pups, and I much prefer it.
• Noiseless. I love the FS-1, but it’s too loud with my rig.
• Similar volume balance across all positions.
• Conform to the SSH routing. I’m fine with going all singles, but I’d be thrilled to find a way to use a PAF (maybe splittable?) in the bridge.

I’d really appreciate any suggestions or experiences you guys might have!

 

[Demanic]

Re: Looking for advice on a trio of pickups for a versatile Strat.

So,
Little Screaming Demon in the neck
RWRP QP middle.
59/Custom bridge.
Either a standard 5 way switch with a mini toggle to add the bridge to positions 3 4 and 5. Or a 7 way.

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[Mincer]

Re: Looking for advice on a trio of pickups for a versatile Strat.

^^
That's a good set.
I'd add
Little 59 neck
Five Two middle
and keep the Hybrid in the bridge.

 

[Edge_of_the_Wall]

Re: Looking for advice on a trio of pickups for a versatile Strat.

Thanks for the advice guys! I’ve got a Hybrid on the way; what pot values should I use?

 

[Mincer]

Re: Looking for advice on a trio of pickups for a versatile Strat.

The Hybrid sounds good with 500 or 250k volume. Use 500k for tone.

 

[guitaroholic]

Re: Looking for advice on a trio of pickups for a versatile Strat.

The Hybrid sounds good with 500 or 250k volume. Use 500k for tone.

'till I read this I was going to do 250K for putting together a JB Jr/DB/Little59 strat set since Everything Axe sets from both 920D and SD use 250K. Always wondered why they're doing 250K on what are essentially humbuckers...

 

[Mincer]

Re: Looking for advice on a trio of pickups for a versatile Strat.

They were designed to drop in the standard Strat configuration without having to change other components.

 

[Clint 55]

Re: Looking for advice on a trio of pickups for a versatile Strat.

This is the most versatile pickup configuration I think I've come across. I know you said you want a single coil sized bucker but just throwing it out there.